There was quite a bit of discontent going on in the comments section over our post yesterday regarding Spoon’s canceled 9:30 Club shows. Imagine our surprise when the band’s front man, Britt Daniel, graciously added his voice to the discussion to let us know what happened. Hi guys I first heard about this situation last week while we were traveling in Europe. There was some misunderstanding on my part from the beginning…I was told that…

In honor of National Burger Heritage Awareness Month, our favorite Internet travel buddy Gridskipper opted to run a post lauding the awesomeness of Washington’s hamburgers. We have no quarrel there; they are awesome, and we feel it completely appropriate to exalt their bovinity. Hmm. Bovinity. Where have we heard that word before? Bovinity, bovinity, bovinity, bovinity… But Gridskipper’s list is certainly respectable — incorporating true burger all-stars like Colorado Kitchen and Tallula — even if…

While I’m still not sure what to make of TV on the Radio, if the audience reaction to last night’s show is any indication, I’m in the minority. The best band in the country lived up the hype last night at the 9:30 Club and also managed to do something that I haven’t seen at a D.C. area show in quite some time; make the crowd move through their entire performance. Some people bobbed…

Wasabi Wa-opens I have been searching for a good cafeteria-style Japanese place for a while. Since I’d be happy to go to Kotobuki every single day for lunch if it weren’t in Outer Mongolia, the opening of Wasabi gives me great joy. Conveniently located at 17th and I Streets, NW, for you downtowners, it’s a welcome addition to a scene dominated by places like the Park Place Gourmet. While my lunchtime map is roughly bordered…

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and, if need be die for it. Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) British mathematician and philosopher OK, so I won’t necessarily die for my ideas (I’d make a horrible Vercingetorix or Imre Nagy), but you get the point. Starting DCist nearly a year ago, I had no idea…